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WPL Receives Dollar General Literacy Grant

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Dollar General Literacy Foundation Announcement

Winfield Public Library’s Literacy Collective Receives Dollar General Literacy Grant

Winfield, KS – May 13, 2025 – The Winfield Public Library’s Literacy Collective is proud to announce that we are the recipient of a Dollar General Literacy Grant to support our adult and teen literacy program.

Every Tuesday, learners connect with Mrs. Hutto and our amazing volunteer mentors to help achieve their reading and life goals here at the library. There’s been great progress made!

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation believes that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to receive a basic education. They invest in literacy programs that are increasing access, enhancing the quality of instruction, and inspiring and advancing innovation. WPL is proud to have our work recognized and supported!

Find out more about our Literacy Collective: https://wpl.org/learntoread

About Winfield Public Library

Winfield Public Library’s mission is to support everyone in their enjoyment of reading and the pursuit of lifelong learning. We connect and enrich our community with welcoming spaces, relevant programs, and friendly, knowledgeable staff. We provide equitable access to information through books, programs, and resources.

About Dollar General Literacy Foundation

The Dollar General Literacy Foundation is committed to supporting literacy and education initiatives across the United States. The Foundation awards grants to schools, public libraries, and nonprofit organizations to help implement or expand existing literacy programs. For more information, visit Dollar General Literacy Foundation.

TED Talk Lunch Series Scheduled for June 28

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Winfield Public Library’s TED Talk Lunch Series is back with a special Friday event this summer. “The secret ingredients to great hospitality” is the selected talk topic, scheduled for Friday, June 28 at noon in the WPL Community Room.  Community members are encouraged to bring a sack lunch to the program, which is free and open to the public.  Coffee and dessert will be provided.

The selected talk was recorded in 2022 by restaurateur Will Guidara, a three-time James Beard Award winner and former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park. That restaurant received numerous accolades under his leadership, including three Michelin stars.  Guidara shares the story of how serving a $2 hotdog in his four-star restaurant inspired his pursuit of “unreasonable hospitality.”  That pursuit led Guidara to co-found an annual hospitality conference called the Welcome Conference and publish the 2022 book Unreasonable Hospitality. Guidara’s work also inspired scenes in the FX series “The Bear.”

This program is part of WPL’s adult “Adventure begins at your library” summer programming. By signing in at the event, adults will be entered into a prize drawing for a chance to win a prize at the end of the summer. For details about summer programming, visit wpl.org.

Winfield Literacy Collective – Now Open

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Winfield Public Library was selected nationally among 100 libraries for the Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries, an American Library Association (ALA) initiative that helps library workers better serve their communities.The competitive award comes with a $20,000… Continue Reading Winfield Literacy Collective – Now Open

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